Soccer: Reagan girls nab national ranking

Reagan lost eight starters, including five who went on to play at the collegiate level last fall, from its 2009 squad that advanced to the Class 5A state tournament and was ranked No. 1 nationally for a good portion of last season.

What the Rattlers haven’t lost is their national reputation.

Reagan is ranked No. 44 in the ESPN Rise magazine Fab 50 ranking, which listed the country’s top 50 teams.

The Rattlers, who open their season Thursday at The Woodlands tournament, are the only Greater San Antonio Area team — boys and girls — ranked in the national poll.

Coppell, which upset Reagan 1-0 in overtime in last year’s state semifinals in Georgetown, is No. 1 in the poll.